Yapster vs Message Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yapster
A fun and simple game where you create memes and compete with friends to choose the funniest ones. Engage in creative challenges and discover top-rated memes.
- Create memes
- Compete with friends
- Vote on best memes
- Simple gameplay
- Meme challenges
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Yapster is a simple meme game to play with friends. Create memes and compete to pick the best ones.
Message Games
Engage in a variety of fun games directly within iMessage with friends. Enjoy classic board games, competitive challenges, and creative drawing games. Unlock exclusive content and additional game modes with a subscription.
- Play games within iMessage
- Multiple game types available
- 2 Player Multiplayer
- Subscriber-only games
- Additional game modes
- New games added regularly
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Mini Match is a collection of games for iMessage. Pick a game, send it to a friend, and play right in Messages. Games: • Cup Pong • Cornhole • Ladder Toss • Air Hockey • Word Guess • Sketch Streak • Backgammon With a subscription: • Bowling • Geo Guesser • Ping Pong • Flip Cup • Tic Tac Toe • Ultimate Tic Tac Toe • Extra game modes and settings for Cornhole, Ladder Toss, Word Guess, and Sketch Streak More games are on the way. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yapster at none against Message Games's 5. Yapster also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Message Games's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Message Games sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Yapster asks for nothing beyond the download.
Message Games holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Yapster's written reviews are positive against 92% of Message Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Yapster ships an update every 6 days, Message Games weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yapster | Message Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) | 4.5 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #176 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FAFO, LLC. | Apps And Things, Inc. |
Customer experience
Yapster
Message Games
In-app purchases
Yapster
No in-app purchases
Message Games
- Pro Weekly: Games for iMessage$2.997 Days
- Pro Weekly: Games for iMessage$4.997 Days
- Pro Monthly: Games for iMessage$6.991 Month
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- Pro Monthly: Games for iMessage3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Pro Yearly: Games for iMessage$29.991 Year
